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Tropical update for Aug. 25, 2022: Well here we go. We have a National Hurricane Center forecast map that puts a tropical system in our neighborhood. But you will notice that the color is yellow, which means that there is only a 20 percent chance of tropical development over the next five days. Most ofContinue reading “Tropical update for Aug. 25, 2022”

Aug. 25, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! No rain recorded on the island yesterday or this morning. This morning there are some clouds to our east, but as you can see on this satellite image from around 8 a.m., the clouds are diminishing as the morning goes along, which often happens with our overnight clouds andContinue reading “Aug. 25, 2022”

Aug. 24, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! Today is definitely a bit windier than yesterday, with 15 mph east winds and 2-3 foot seas (.6 to 1 meter) on the southside. Today we’ll keep those 15 mph winds through the day and a good chance of a shower, especially toward evening. Thursday and especially Friday lookContinue reading “Aug. 24, 2022”

Aug. 23, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! Those stray showers got a few of us really wet, some of us a little wet and the rest of us dry if you don’t count the sweat. One rain bucket in Sandy Bay got .8 of an inch but another bucket in Sandy Bay got less than anContinue reading “Aug. 23, 2022”

Aug. 22, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! If you like the heat, this week will be for you. As I’ve often said, the temperature on the island doesn’t change much. What makes it hot is calm winds and few clouds. This week we’ll have both. Today and tomorrow winds will be light and variable with seasContinue reading “Aug. 22, 2022”

Aug. 21, 2022: Good morning Roatan. We got a lot of thunder and lightning last night and only a little rain. Most of us only got around a quarter of an inch or less, though French Harbor got around three quarters of an inch. At 7 a.m. there is a small area of clouds toContinue reading “Aug. 21, 2022”

Aug. 20, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! We’re starting to get into the most active season for tropical weather and the long range forecasts indicate some action in the Atlantic, but nothing that threatens us in the foreseeable future. Our weather will remain pretty boring, with east winds 15-20 mph and seas 2-3 feet (.6 toContinue reading “Aug. 20, 2022”

Aug. 19, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! We had a dry day yesterday and will probably have another one today. Even the nighttime rain chances are pretty low. We’ll have winds around 15 mph during the day and 20 mph at night and seas at 3 feet (1 meter). Every day should pretty much be theContinue reading “Aug 19, 2022”

Aug. 18, 2022: Good morning Roatan! The storm we spoke of yesterday went completely around us to the north and is now right on the coast of Belize and Yucatan. The NHS gives it a 30 percent chance of becoming a tropical storm when it emerges in the Gulf of Mexico. Here on the eastContinue reading “Aug. 18, 2022”

Aug. 17, 2022: Good morning, Roatan! Here on the east side we picked up some rain just before midnight. Punta Blanca got .7 of an inch and Politilly got .3. Coral View got .06 midisland. Mud Hole got a tenth of an inch and Sandy Bay got .02. On the far west side, West BayContinue reading “Aug. 17, 2022”